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Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky produced by Diageo in Scotland.It was established in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire in 1820, and continued to be produced and bottled at the town's Hill Street plant, once the world's largest bottling plant, [1] until its closure in 2012, a decision announced by Diageo in 2009 which would bring the 190-year association between the ...
Diageo is an invented name that was created by the branding consultancy Wolff Olins in 1997. [4] The name is composed of the Latin word diēs, meaning "day", and the Greek root geo-, meaning "earth"; and is meant to reference the company slogan "Celebrating Life, Every Day, Everywhere".
In 1923 John Walker and Sons bought the distillery and much of its whisky was used in their blends. The company joined Distillers Company in 1925. [6] Guinness acquired The Distillers Company in 1986. [7] Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1997 to form Diageo. [8] In 2014, owner Diageo launched four luxury single malts under the ...
The Distillers Company plc was a leading Scotch whisky company and, at one time, a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It was taken over in 1986 by Guinness & Co. and is now part of Diageo . History
Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker’s wife Tiggy has raised a glass to her “most devoted, loving husband” on New Year’s Eve after he died aged 79.
Caol Ila is one of the lighter Islay whiskies, pale in colour, with peaty, floral and peppery notes. In addition to being sold as a single malt, it is used heavily (around 95% of their production) in blends such as Johnnie Walker's Black Label. [6] Since 1999, the distillery has also produced a non-peated "highland spirit". [7]
Tributes are pouring in for the pioneering radio DJ and BBC presenter Johnnie Walker, who has died aged 79.. Born Peter Dingley, Walker was a former pirate radio DJ who began his career with the ...
Popular radio presenter Johnnie Walker, a former pirate radio DJ who began his career with the BBC in 1969, has died aged 79.. The veteran DJ had been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and ...